Transformative Sustainability
Your sustainable transformation journey
At Plextek, we believe that no amount of ‘efficiency’, compliance or reporting alone will get us out of the climate challenges we face.
Instead, we believe businesses need to approach environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors and sustainability as a strategic innovation opportunity. Counter-intuitively, when sustainability activities and investments are framed as a profit centre and not just a cost centre, the potential for corporate impact and growth increases significantly.
Ignite Exponential is our innovation hub aiding companies in achieving sustainable growth through strategic innovation, marketing, technology, and design. Combining Plextek’s robust technical expertise with advanced innovation strategies, we tailor our approach to meet specific business challenges.
We collaborate with global industry leaders to transform strategic challenges into opportunities, crafting successful solutions without being confined to fixed methodologies. Discover more about how we can co-create your future successes at Ignite Exponential.
Our approach
We’re certainly not conventional ESG consultants!
We are experts in disruptive innovation and transformation who have recognised that many of the challenges large corporations face addressing sustainability are the same as those we’ve helped them to tackle when driving innovation – strategic alignment, limiting industry assumptions, internal silos, cultural expectations, “not invented here” and much more.
We also recognise ESG matters require a considerable understanding of industry-specific regulations, reporting and standards, so we complement our own innovation experience by working alongside leading independent experts in sustainable transformation and the circular economy.
Our customers tell us that this unique combination of capabilities and perspectives helps them to navigate sustainable challenges with a fresh perspective, reveals new opportunities and delivers tangible strategies and activities to drive both impact and growth.
How we can help you
Sustainability is a multi-faceted challenge – so we have a range of approaches we’ve used to support customers, for example:
How do we innovate for sustainability?
Kimberly-Clark’s EMEA Family Care division recognised a more disruptive sustainability approach was required to meet its 2030 corporate goals and asked Ignite Exponential to help it to resolve a paradox: how could it reduce material use while improving the consumer experience and driving business growth? We helped Kimberly-Clark to learn from and be inspired by more than 20 senior corporate innovation and sustainability leaders; and from this insight to develop an updated strategy and action plan. Kimberly-Clark now has a new strategy for transformational sustainability and the key learnings are being reapplied in its business to reduce the use of materials, persuade consumers to change behaviour positively and drive these business changes internally.
Where do we innovate for sustainability?
Klöckner Pentaplast’s (kp’s) Food Packaging division recognised it needed to strengthen its innovation portfolio in response to the growing importance of sustainability. It asked Ignite Exponential to help it identify unmet consumer needs in fresh food and plastic packaging and develop a pipeline of innovation that will help it continue to lead the market.
What do we do differently?
Celsius Limited is an end-to-end cold chain logistics company. It provides the food and pharmaceutical industries with temperature-controlled distribution and helps providers to reduce their environmental footprint while creating additional revenue from unused storage and transport capacity. It sought Ignite Exponential’s advice on how best to develop its technology.
What do our clients think?
Are you facing a challenge?
These are just a few examples of our work in sustainability transformation and innovation. If you or your organisation are facing a challenge in delivering on both your sustainability and growth ambitions, please do get in touch to find out more:
To start or fast-forward your sustainable transformation journey, contact Alan Cucknell visit our dedicated Ignite Exponential site to find out more.
Key skills
- Strategic sustainability consulting
Crafting customised strategies that align sustainability with business growth and consumer satisfaction.
- Innovative problem-solving
Using a cross-industry perspective to introduce novel solutions and long-term interventions for sustainability challenges.
- Stakeholder engagement
Facilitating productive dialogues with global leaders in sustainability, ensuring a broad range of insights and collaboration.
- Material use reduction strategies
Providing plans to significantly reduce the environmental impact of material use in manufacturing and production processes.
- Digital transformation
Leveraging technology to introduce sustainable practices and efficiencies, from supply chain optimisation to resource management.
What sets us apart when it comes to Transformative Sustainability?
We are at the forefront of integrating innovative sustainability solutions that not only address today’s environmental challenges but also pave the way for a greener future aligned with robust business growth and enriching consumer experiences
- Transformative sustainability
- Environmental goals
- Sustainable practices
- Business growth
- Consumer experience
- Material use reduction
- Consumer behaviour change
- Sustainable innovation
